TV personality and E! Channel fixture Ross Matthews posted some great photos of his newly decorated home. And to replace many of the "horrid" fixtures he inherited with the house, Ross turned to Lamps Plus.

Excellent choice, Ross! Redecorating a home to make it your own is lots of fun, and we're glad we could help.

The Varaluz Lighting fixtures collection is from a relatively new company with a forward-thinking design philosophy. Their product features sustainable, recycled materials and innovative contemporary looks.

Susanna recently questioned company President Ron Henderson about the Varaluz designs. Ron's answers are insightful and often very funny. Learn why "More than a few of our fixtures started life on a cocktail napkin..." and other juicy tidbits!

Shelley has been a licensed Landscape Architect for more than 25 years. She is also a Feng Shui design expert, teacher and author of the forthcoming book “Secrets of the Land”.

Q: When thinking about home gardens and outdoor patio spaces, what are a couple of basic Feng Shui design ideas to keep in mind?

A: Feng Shui design can help improve your life in many ways. What happens on your property can affect your life. The garden can help to balance difficulties or deficits of the Feng Shui in the home.

A few basic ideas to keep in mind are that if your home isn't a perfect rectangle or square, using landscape lights or plants in the cut out areas of the house can help fill in the missing potential for good luck. Also, areas of your property that are too dark can lead to energy stagnating in a particular aspect of your life.

A: Lighting is one of the remedies that Feng Shui experts use to remedy problems with the house and the property. It can move the energy on a property that is stagnate and can promote important areas of your life that you would like to highlighted.

Q: What do you feel is the biggest mistake people make when lighting outdoors?

A: The biggest mistake I see when people are lighting the outdoors is not using professional designers. That sounds like a commercial but many non professionals either over light or under light a property.

When I design lighting I like to use a combination of up lighting plants and down lighting to meet the needs of my clients. Even after the design is done, a professional will evaluate the result because sometimes there is more or less ambient light in the neighborhood and more or fewer light will need to be used.

Q: How has garden design and outdoor lighting changed since you began practicing?

A: Outdoor lighting has become so much more sophisticated than when I first began practicing Landscape Architecture. The fixtures have become sturdier and there are so many more beautiful fixtures to choose from.

Q: Do you see any notable trends for this year?

A: The biggest trends for this year and the future is further development of energy efficient outdoor lighting. There are many new introductions to the lighting field and it will benefit the consumer.

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Thanks, Shelley!

For more tips, check our our article on Landscape Lighting Types, or watch our YouTube video below on the new line of Super Duty landscape lights.